{"id":55134,"date":"2025-07-10T21:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T21:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/55134\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T21:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T21:34:10","slug":"tesla-moves-to-expand-robotaxi-to-phoenix-following-rival-waymo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/55134\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla moves to expand Robotaxi to Phoenix, following rival Waymo"},"content":{"rendered":"

CNBC spotted a Tesla robotaxi in Austin, Texas, on June 24, 2025<\/p>\n

Katie Tarasov<\/p>\n

Elon Musk’s Tesla<\/a> has applied to test and eventually deploy its Robotaxi vehicles in Phoenix, Arizona, following in the footsteps of market leader Waymo.<\/p>\n

Tesla has applied to conduct autonomous vehicle testing and operations, with and without human safety drivers on board, in Arizona, a spokesperson for the Arizona Department of Transportation told CNBC on Thursday. A decision on the application is expected at the end of July, and Tesla has “expressed interest in operating within the Phoenix Metro area,” the spokesperson said via email.<\/p>\n

Reuters first reported<\/a> Tesla’s Arizona ambitions.<\/p>\n

The effort to expand to Arizona comes after Tesla in June began a pilot test of its robotaxis in Austin, Texas. Tesla’s Austin fleet includes Model Y SUVs that are equipped with the company’s newest, automated driving systems. Those vehicles are remotely supervised by employees in an undisclosed operations center, and they each include a human safety supervisor who rides with passengers.<\/p>\n

The safety supervisor sits in the front passenger seat, accompanying riders, who are invited fans of Tesla. The supervisor can intervene should the Tesla Robotaxis get into trouble.<\/p>\n

Waymo, owned by Google parent Alphabet<\/a>, opened up a driverless robotaxi service to the public in the Phoenix area in 2020.<\/p>\n

Tesla, which was once seen as a self-driving pioneer, is now working to catch up to Waymo. The companies have distinct approaches to self-driving technology. Tesla claims its choice to mostly use cameras instead of expensive sensors like lidar will make its autonomous vehicles more economically viable.<\/p>\n

The Musk company’s initial efforts in Austin have run into issues.<\/p>\n

One invited passenger, who runs a Tesla-focused YouTube channel called Dirty Tesla, captured an incident on camera<\/a> where his Robotaxi dinged a parked car outside of a restaurant.<\/p>\n

Other incidents<\/a> where Tesla Robotaxis violated rules of the road in Austin have also been captured on camera and circulated on social media, drawing regulatory scrutiny<\/a> from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the federal vehicle safety agency.<\/p>\n

Tesla is scheduled to hold a second-quarter earnings call on July 23, during which executives are expected to discuss the initial Robotaxi pilot.<\/p>\n

Separately, Musk on Wednesday said on X<\/a> that Tesla’s Robotaxi service will expand to the San Francisco Bay Area “probably in a month or two.”<\/p>\n

The California Department of Motor Vehicles sued Tesla in 2022 alleging that the company made false claims in marketing and advertising about its vehicles’ self-driving capabilities.<\/p>\n

WATCH: <\/strong>We went to Texas for Tesla’s robotaxi launch. Here’s what we saw<\/a><\/p>\n

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